Jerod Zaleski

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Jerod Zaleski
Date of birth (1989-12-20) December 20, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) Tight end/Long snapper
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight241 lb (109 kg)
US college Simon Fraser
Canada university Calgary
CJFL Langley Rams
High school Kelowna (BC) Kelowna
Career history
As player
2012–2015 Montreal Alouettes
2015 Toronto Argonauts

Jerod Zaleski (born December 20, 1989) is a former Canadian football tight end and long snapper. He first enrolled at Simon Fraser University from 2007 to 2010 before playing at the University of Calgary in 2012. He attended Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna. Zaleski played for the Langley Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) in 2011. [1] He has been a member of the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts.

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College career

Zaleski played for the Simon Fraser Clan of Simon Fraser University from 2008 to 2010. [2] He played in all eight games his freshman year in 2008. He also played in every game in 2009, rushing once for four yards while recording 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns on sixteen receptions. Zaleski played in every game for the team as a tight end and long snapper in 2010, recording one reception for six yards. [3]

Zaleski decided to play CIS football for the Calgary Dinos of the University of Calgary in 2012 after being released by the Montreal Alouettes before the start of the 2012 CFL season. [4] He dressed in all eight regular season and two playoff games for the Dinos as a reserve receiver and long snapper. He also recorded 87 receiving yards and a touchdown on nine receptions. [3]

Professional career

On May 16, 2012, Zaleski signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. After playing in 2 preseason games, he was released by the Alouettes on June 21, and returned to the Calgary Dinos for the 2012 CIS season. He signed with the Alouettes on February 6, 2013. After being released by the team on June 10, Zaleski re-signed with the Alouettes on August 20. He played in eleven games during the 2013 season, recording three special teams tackles. He appeared in sixteen games in 2014 and recorded his first career reception for five yards. Zaleski was released by the Alouettes on August 15, 2015. [3]

On August 25, 2015, Zaleski was signed to the Toronto Argonauts's practice roster. He was promoted to the active roster on August 27 and re-added to the practice roster on September 3, 2015. He then moved back and forth between the practice roster and active roster several more times during the 2015 season. [5] He played in four games for the Argonauts and caught one pass for six yards. [6] He was released by the Argonauts on November 16, 2015. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "CFL Profile - Jerod Zaleski". monarchoftheclan.ca. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jerod Zaleski". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "20 former Dinos trying to make CFL". Calgary Herald. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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